7.1.1 Measures initiated by the Institution for the promotion of gender equity during the last five years.


The institution being a Women’s college, the measure initiated by the college focuses on “Women empowerment”. The gender equality and sensitization in curricular and co-curricular activities promotes activities like human dignity and social responsibility. The measures initiated include Gender-sensitization programs, Health & skill development programs to boost self-confidence, competence and self-respect and facilities to provide (a) Safety and Security (b) Counseling (c) Special facilities.

The college organizes various activities and programs for Women empowerment and Gender equality on a regular basis. The Guest lectures, workshops are aimed at making them discover their latent talents. The skill development programmers are conducted throughout the year to empower women students by developing competence and self-confidence.


(a) Sensitization Programmers:

  1. Awareness / Motivation / Sensitization programmes are organized by inviting women professionals of repute. The faculty and students participate in these events. The women professionals include people from Banking sector, Police department, Professional training academies, Medical departments.
  2. The internal complaints committee regularly meets the class representatives of all sections periodically sensitizes them and takes the opinions from faculty, students involved in class committee meeting and plans for the programs.

(b) Safety, Security and Well-being:

  1. 1.The overall programs related to Gender equality and women empowerment are planned by the college in coordination with the Internal Complaints Committee(ICC). The electrical fencing on the compound wall, closed circuit cameras in the class rooms and verandahs and Gates ensure the safety and security of all the students and faculty.
  2. The Grievance redressed cell, Anti-Ragging committee work in Tandem with the ICC to ensure the safety and security of the girl students.
  3. The students are motivated and trained towards self-confidence to safeguard themselves in case of emergency. The self-defense programs are conducted through the lady Asst. Physical Director.
  4. The well being of all the students is ensured through the mentor-mentee system and by conducting regular interaction on Health and hygiene, Mediation and Yoga classes. The Yoga classes are conducted daily in the college Yoga trainer. In addition Meditation / Personality development classes are conducted every Saturday.
  5. Sufficient number of common rooms are available in the college with specially designed toilets for disabled people.
  6. The community service and social responsibility is encouraged through the NSS unit of the college. The environmental awareness is brought about in the college through the Eco-Tech club. These help the women students / faculty to work in groups, understand the gender issues and create self-confidence.

7.1.2. The Institution has facilities for alternate sources of energy and energy conservation measures


  1. Solar energy
  2. Biogas plant
  3. Wheeling to the Grid
  4. Sensor-based energy conservation
  5. Use of LED bulbs/ power efficient equipment

Response:B. 3 of the above

7.1.3. Describe the facilities in the Institution for the management of the following types of degradable and non-degradable waste (within 500 words)
  • Solid waste management
  • Liquid waste management
  • Biomedical waste management
  • E-waste management
  • Waste recycling system
  • Hazardous chemicals and radioactive waste management


Solid waste management:

The food waste collected at GVPCEW Hostels and messes such as Rice, Dal and other curries etc. are sent to the biogas plant in GVPCE campus. In the near future, we will explore the possibilities to establish biogas plant from the Hostel food waste that will be converted into renewable energy such as cooking gas and natural gas used for automobiles

Food waste generated can be biodegraded by composting, and reused to fertilize soil. Composting is the aerobic process completed by microorganisms in which the bacteria break down the food waste into simpler organic feeding scraps to worms which produce fertilized soil as a byproduct. This vermicomposting can be used for institute horticulture to maintain greenery in the institute.

Liquid waste management:

Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering for Women is well aware of the importance of water and has a dedicated water management cell. GVPCEW has a Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant for purification of water with the capacity of 1000 litres/hr and this RO plant generates 20,000 litres of reject water approximately in a day. The purified water is used for drinking purpose for the staff and students. Whereas a half quantity of the rejected water (waste water) is used for floor washes and the remaining for greenery. This is how the waste water in the campus is being used.

E-waste management:

E-waste or electronic waste is created when an electronic product is discarded after the end of its useful life. E-waste mainly includes obsolete electronic devices such as computers, servers, monitors, TVs & display video devices, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines besides refrigerators, air conditioners, ewaste also covers recording devices such as DVDs, CDs, floppies, tapes, printing cartridges, electronic components such as chips, processors, mother boards, printed circuit boards etc.

The institute has identified certified vendors for E-waste disposal. The electronic equipment that needs to be disposed is collected at a central store. Then the experts are called to check whether they are in working condition or not and are tested for few months and then handed over to the certified vendors (GreenWaves Environmental Solutions). We got a certificate from GreenWaves Environmental Solutions ensuring that the E-waste will be handled in an environment friendly manner, in accordance with the guidelines set by the Central Pollution Control Board.

7.1.4. Water conservation facilities available in the Institution


  1. Rain water harvesting
  2. Borewell /Open well recharge
  3. Construction of tanks and bunds
  4. Waste water recycling
  5. Maintenance of water bodies and distribution system in the campus

Options

  • A. Any 4 or all of the above
  • B. Any 3 of the above
  • C. Any 2 of the above
  • D. Any 1 of the above
  • E. None of the Above

Response:B. 3 of the above

7.1.5. Green campus initiatives include


7.1.5.1. The institutional initiatives for greening the campus are as follows:

  1. Restricted entry of automobiles
  2. Use of Bicycles/ Battery powered vehicles
  3. Pedestrian Friendly pathways
  4. Ban on use of Plastic
  5. Landscaping with trees and plants

Options

  • A. Any 4 or all of the above
  • B. Any 3 of the above
  • C. Any 2 of the above
  • D. Any 1 of the above
  • E. None of the Above

Response:B. 3 of the above

7.1.6. Quality audits on environment and energy regularly undertaken by the Institution.


  1. Green audit
  2. Energy audit
  3. Environment audit
  4. Clean and green campus recognitions/awards
  5. Beyond the campus environmental promotional activities

Options

  • A. Any 4 or all of the above
  • B. Any 3 of the above
  • C. Any 2 of the above
  • D. Any 1 of the above
  • E. None of the Above

Response:B. 3 of the above

7.1.7. The Institution has disabled-friendly, barrier free environment


  1. Built environment with ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms.
  2. Disabled-friendly washrooms
  3. Signage including tactile path, lights, display boards and signposts
  4. Assistive technology and facilities for persons with disabilities ( Divyangjan) accessible website, screen-reading software, mechanized equipment
  5. Provision for enquiry and information : Human assistance, reader, scribe, soft copies of reading material, screen reading

Options

  • A. Any 4 or all of the above
  • B. Any 3 of the above
  • C. Any 2 of the above
  • D. Any 1 of the above
  • E. None of the Above

Response:B. 3 of the above

7.1.8. Describe the Institutional efforts/initiatives in providing an inclusive environment i.e., tolerance and harmony towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal socioeconomic and other diversities (within 500 words).


GVP College of Engineering for Women has been striving for excellence in all the aspects of administration and other initiatives to provide an inclusive environment in the campus. The institution creates an ideological tolerance and harmony towards cultural, regional, linguistic, communal, socioeconomic and other diversities by organizing workshops, seminars and lectures.

In order to maintain cultural diversity, the college takes initiatives to celebrate important festivals and events such as Ugadi, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar birthday, International Yoga Day, Women’s Day and Cultural Day.

Ugadi is celebrated to mark the importance of the first Day of the Chaitra, which is observed as the New Year for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka. Vijayadasami is also celebrated in the Electrical Lab to invoke the blessings of Goddesses Durga and Saraswathi.  In order to promote and enhance physical and mental health, and for spiritual practice, International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21st June. In the campus, a week before Ugadi, Cultural Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm. With same enthusiasm the birthdays of Guru Nanak and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Women’s Day were celebrated. 

Apart from these initiatives, the institution focusses on regional issues too. In order to fulfill this, students are encouraged to do service through NGOs by collecting money and old clothes to donate to old age homes, blind schools and orphanages.

In view of the importance of learning Sanskrit, a 3,500 years old language, which is also known as vedic language, the institution encourages students and faculty to accomplish the competence of the language. The college is an approved center for learning Sanskrit as a non-formal language by Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan, established by MHRD, GOVT of India in 2016. Every year, about thirty students get certified for the course.

Communal tolerance and harmony are encouraged by the institution without any discrimination. The college has taken the initiative of establishing SC/ST grievances redressal cell to solve their academic and administrative problems.

The NSS Unit of the college is actively catering its services. The students are motivated and encouraged to serve the society in all the possible aspects such as, tree plantation, conducting health camps, awareness programmes, distribution of old clothes, Swachh Bharat, Daan Utsav, observation of World Heart Day, Seminar on Citizenship Amendment Act, and collecting donations to the poor and needy.

The resources are utilized in a very wise and economical way. The college has focused more on the utilization of renewable resources. We have wind power and solar power grids. The power grid supports maximum of the college’ power needs and use mostly LED bulbs

7.1.9. Sensitization of students and employees of the Institution to the constitutional obligations: values, rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens


India is a land of ‘Unity in Diversity’’. The differences in physical attributes such as skin colour, caste, creed, cultural and religious practices etc. are looked upon in India as varieties that enrich the society and the nation as a whole.

The different languages, subcultures, religions and ethnic diversities are governed and guided by the constitution irrespective of caste, religion, race or sex. The college sensitizes the students and staff of the institution to the constitutional obligation about values, rights, duties and responsibilities as a citizen of the country.

The elements of right attitude, right conduct and respect for the individuals are inculcated in the students of the college. The institute celebrates the Independence day and Republic day with great fervour and the students takes active part in the celebrations. On the Republic day, different socially relevant projects developed by the students are exhibited to the students and prominent guests invited on the day to judge and present their views on the projects displayed. The institute invites eminent persons during festivals of national importance to inspire the staff and students thereby emphasizing the duties and responsibilities as citizens of the country.

The college establishes polices that reflect core values. The code of conduct is disseminated to the students and staff of the college and everyone is required to follow the conduct rules. The college has a NSS unit where in the NSS volunteers take an active part in creating awareness among the students towards societal cause. The volunteers carryout activities such as ‘’Swatch Bharat campaign’’, ‘’Daan Utsav’’, ‘’ help the aged’’, ‘’donate to the poor’’ etc. that widely benefit the society. The Eco-tech club of the college conducts programmes on saving environment, ethics and social responsibilities.

The institution conducts programs that helps sensitize staff and students to the constitutional obligations:

  1. Awareness programs on duties and responsibilities as citizens of the country.
    1. Constitution day
    2. Independence day
    3. Republic day
    4. Support Armed forces flag day
    5. Swach Bharath Pledge
    6. Rastra Gaan
    7. Road Safety Pledge
    8. Fuel Conservation Pledge
    9. World heart day
  2. Mock Women Parliament
    To bring awareness on various burning issues of the country, government policies and need for responsible politicians, participation in Mock Women Parliament is encouraged.
  3. Awareness on Code of Conduct

7.1.10. The Institution has a prescribed code of conduct for students, teachers, administrators and other staff and conducts periodic programmes in this regard.


  1. The Code of Conduct is displayed on the website
  2. There is a committee to monitor adherence to the Code of Conduct
  3. Institution organizes professional ethics programmes for students,teachers, administrators and other staff
  4. Annual awareness programmes on Code of Conduct are organized

Options

  • A. Any 4 or all of the above
  • B. Any 3 of the above
  • C. Any 2 of the above
  • D. Any 1 of the above
  • E. None of the Above

Response:A. All of the above

7.1.11. Institution celebrates / organizes national and international commemorative days, events and festivals


GVPCEW organizes all the important days, events and festivals. All these days are divided into 3 categories based on their importance.

  • National Importance – in this category we celebrate days that symbolize nationhood by the date of independence, of becoming a republic and days like Martyrs day, constitution day etc are done.
  • Cultural importance- all the activities related to festivals, games, and cultural are celebrated.
  • Academic importance- in this all the various clubs which are initiated by each department are celebrated on various days like Engineers day, Srinivas Ramanujam birthday, Teachers day etc .

National Importance

Every year GVPCEW celebrates Independence Day on 15th August and Republic Day on 26th January by hoisting the flag in the college campus. After the flag hoisting is done the chief guest and other invitees give speeches.

The constitution day also known as Samvidhan Divas , which is also known as National Law day is done on 26th Nov of every year where all the students take the pledge.( regarding to political principles ,rights and duties as citizens of the country)

Martyrs Day is celebrated every year on 30th Jan to pay homage to the victims who fought for the freedom, glory, welfare and progress of India.

Cultural Importance

The day such as National schools day , fresher’s day, festivals, women’s day , teachers day, children’s day Inaugural days of clubs like music are been celebrated under cultural importance.

Every year the National Sports day is celebrated on 29th Aug. We celebrate this on the birth anniversary of Hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, who is regarded as Nations greatest hockey player of all time. Our students participate in various games like Badminton, Volley boll , Throw boll , Coco etc.

Festivals like Sankranthi, Ugadi, Holi, Diwali, are celebrated in the college campus. Rangoli competition is conducted to the students and they come traditional dress on these days.

The organization organizes Women’s day 8th Mar. to honor and respect the women staff in the campus. Some special events are conducted to empower women.

Academic importance

Special days such as birth days scientist and great Indian personalities are celebrated on their academic importance. There are several clubs which represent each department of GVPCEW such as ECE-ECLAT-A ; EEE-TESLA ; CSE-COSENGERS ; IT-SPIKE ; where various academic activities are being done to motivate students.

Engineer’s day is celebrated on the occasion of Sri Moksha Gundam Visveswaraya’s Birth anniversary on 15th Sep of every year where various Clubs of GVPCEW conduct paper presentations, Quiz and technical games to the students department wise.

Math’s club conducts various events like puzzle solving , Quiz, Power point presentations, Guest lectures on remembrance of Sri Srinivasa Ramanujam birth day on 22nd Dec of every year

As a part of Environmental week ECO-TECH club conducts activities such as postures presentation, Craft exhibition on re use of waste materials to create awareness of green and clean environment to the students.

As a part of Energy conservation day on 20th Dec every year Students industrial visit is been conducted.